Unni appam
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| Course | snack |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | India |
| Region or state | Kerala |
| Main ingredients | Rice, jaggery, banana, ghee, sugar |
Unni appam (Malayalam: ഉണ്ണിയപ്പം) is a small round snack made from rice, jaggery, banana, Chinese zarwa, roasted coconut pieces, roasted sesame seeds, ghee and cardamom powder fried in oil.[1] Variations of this organic and spongy fried batter using jackfruit preserves instead of banana is common from the late 90s. It is a popular snack in Kerala. In Malayalam, unni means small and appam means rice cake.
See also
[edit]- Æbleskiver – a similarly-fried Danish confectionery served with jam or powdered sugar
- Khanom krok – a Thai dish
- Mont lin maya – a Burmese dish
- Neyyappam – a fermented South Indian sweet dumpling fried in ghee
- Paddu – also known as Kuzhipaniyaram, a fermented South Indian dumpling that can be made spicy with chillies or sweet with jaggery
- Pinyaram – an Indonesian dish
- Poffertjes – a Dutch pancake made out of buckwheat
- Serabi – an Indonesian pancake
- Takoyaki – a Japanese dish similar to it
References
[edit]- ^ "The Back Burner: Crisp and spongy unniyappam, a delicious fritter from Kerala". The Indian Express. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Unni appam.
- Melt in the golden hues of Unniyappam, an article in Manorama online
- Mathrubhumi article about Karolappam or Unniyappam
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